Fall Tips for Cutting and Drying Hydrangeas and a Giveaway!

I love cutting flowers from my garden and bringing them inside but did you know that when and where you cut hydrangeas can determine whether or not you’ll get blooms next year!

I’ve teamed up once again with Endless Summer® hydrangeas and have been enjoying them all year long and love that they continue to bloom spring through fall unlike regular hydrangeas that bloom only once.

What’s a girl to do with all those hydrangeas? Cut them to enjoy inside of course.

Tip: When cutting blooms for flower arrangements before August, you can cut long stems but when you cut blooms after August 1, it’s important to cut ABOVE any buds. Cut short stems so you don’t risk cutting off developing buds for next year.

I love the way my Endless Summer® hydrangeas change color throughout the year – from vibrant pinks and blues in mid summer (pictured below) to gorgeous deep shades of rust and greens in fall.

I used a shallow vintage bowl to support the short stems.

Bonus – I will leave the hydrangeas to dry in this bowl of water. That’s right, just let the water evaporate and you’ll be left with beautiful dried blooms.

I love decorating with dried hydrangeas so I can enjoy my favorite flower all year long.

Kelly,
I have had Hydrangea plants in my garden for years and this is the first year that I actually had flowers. Not many, but it is a start . So glad I found your blog on Pinterest with all your helpful tips. Looking forward to more of your posts. Thank you.

Hydrangeas are such a gorgeous flower; wishing I had some growing in my yard.
Great tips you give. Learning something new every day. Will be passing on the cutting tip to friend of mine so Thank U.
Thank U also 4 this giveaway opportunity

Well this is timely .. I was just yesterday standing in the front yard staring in bewilderment at my huge, leafy hydrangeas …… with NO blooms this year. Last year they bloomed like crazy, I was giving away blooms left & right. Then nothing this year. #perplexed. So I’m grateful for any help! I’ll definitely be signing up for those texts.

I love your hydrangeas they are beautiful. I have a big peony plant in my front flower bed, I was hoping to transplant it this fall. When is the best time? I also need to purchase some peony stakes so they don’t flop all over the place. Do you recommend cutting them back in the Fall? I am so new to gardening, I haven’t dared touch them, I have a black thumb :(.

I absolute love Hydrangeas and I have about 8 in my yard. Six are doing well; sadly, two look rather unhappy. Thank you for your tips. Maybe I can make my sad ones happy like their other 6 friends. Yes, I do talk to my plants. As a grandmother of 13 I have earned the right to talk to my plants for my gardening therapy.

I LOVE reading about your ENDLESS SUMMER tips!!! They are the ONLY ones I have in my yard!!! I have TEN that I started with and I want TEN more next year!!! They have rewarded me beautifully!!! Thanks so much for your wonderful tips!!! Keep those GREAT TIPS COMING!!! Also, “Best Place To Buy” would be great!!! I have bought mine at Lowes but they don;t always have a big selection in my small town!!! THANKS!!! Love you, Kelly!!!

I have always loved hydrangeas but live in Florida so they won’t grow here. Many of my plants were damaged in hurricane Irma on Sept. 10. It is back to square one with replanting a few things. I might wait to see if some plants come back. Love your blog and great tips!

P.s once you dry the hydrangea’s for decoration you can spray paint them to give them some color/life! At my father’s wedding they spray painted them metallic gold. Beautiful would be an understatement.

I’ve always loved Hydrangeas — especially the blue ones. I don’t know if we are in the right planting zone for them (Zone 9 or 10). I remember one B&B we stayed in — forget where — but they had an entire yard full of the most beautiful blue Hydrangeas.

I didn’t realize that you could dry hydrangeas in a vase like that! I don’t have hydrangeas yet since we just moved and starting from scratch. I am definitely considering getting a hydrangea! So pretty!

Thank you for the great post and tips! This summer I planted my first two hydrangea bushes and I am hoping to make them thrive and not accidentally kill them. I feel pretty confident after reading this post!

Hi Kelly
I have 15 hydrangea plants throughout my gardens so I can afford to bring them in the house to enjoy and/or dry. I love your photo of the shallow vintage bowl with the short stem hydrangeas spilling out over the sides. I plan to try that next fall when the gorgeous colors appear change almost everyday. Thanks.

KELLY

Join me as I decorate my 100 year old home, scour thrift stores, create pretty things, putter in my peony and hydrangea filled garden, and mix up a mean cocktail all with a touch of sarcasm and a side of bacon - Cheers!

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